HTTP 1.1's persistent connections and byte-ranges, along with using a
separate port, might do just about everything that a separate Java
downloading protocol would need to. And without the hassle of defining yet
another protocol...
See <URL:http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Protocols/>.
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Mark Leighton Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics
fisherm@indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN